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"Musqueam East or DhRt2 is the archaeological remains of the Musqueam village of\r\nStselax. The site is located on the west coast of mainland British Columbia, and the original\r\nexcavation was carried out by Charles Borden in the 1950's-60's. Dating from AD 1250 to late\r\ncontact times, Musqueam East provides an uninterrupted archaeological record of the contact\r\nperiod from indirect contact through the fur trade and European colonization. This record\r\nallows an examination of the European goods Musqueam people chose to use at this village.\r\nThis thesis examines the glass, metal, and ceramic artifacts from the Charles House excavation\r\nat Musqueam East. Using manufacturing and decoration techniques as temporal markers, the\r\nartifacts are assigned to a time range during the post-contact period. This data is compared to\r\nexplorers 'journals and the Fort Langley journals in order to explore Musqueam agency through\r\ntime. Three periods of contact are examined: Years of Exploration (1774-1826), The Fur Trade\r\nYears (1827-1857), and European Colonization and Settlement (1858 onwards). A pattern\r\nemerges showing that the earliest European goods and ideas integrated into Musqueam culture\r\nwere used in ways consistent with Musqueam values, beliefs, and practices. This includes\r\nhousehold items and blankets. Only in the last period of contact, when Europeans are colonizing\r\nand settling the Fraser Delta, is there a change in the material record showing European impact\r\non fundamentally Musqueam activities and the material goods associated with those activities\r\nincluding ceremonialism, woodworking, and fishing. By comparing what is preserved at the site\r\nwith what was available to Musqueam people at different times throughout the contact period,\r\nMusqueam actions and decisions are given a voice beyond the written records of European\r\ntraders."@en
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